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24 alternatives to This American Life - Return to the scene of the crime

Crime

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. This American Life - Return to the scene of the crime launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   This American Life - How to Win Friends and Influence People▲76

   Stories of people climbing to be number one.

   2016 · overcast.fm · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Criminal - The American Dream▲67

   What if we hoped to grow up to be a criminal

   2015 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Making a Murderer - Behind the scenes of the new Netflix documentary▲130

   A true crime story more interesting than Serial

   2016 · traffic.libsyn.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   This American Life - Anatomy of Doubt▲60

   Two crimes: one with shoddy police work, the other, stellar

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   This American Life - Something Only I Can See▲77

   This week: people trying to show others what they see

   2016 · thisamericanlife.org · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Shortcut▲63

   Create and share clips from This American Life

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   The Detail▲57

   A crime noir adventure in a modern American city

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   This American Life - My Damn Mind▲68

   The brain can betray you or benefit you. Act I w/ the NYT

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Reply All - Perfect Crime▲68

   Defying the logic of online reviews

   2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Ghettoside▲58

    A true story of murder in America

    2016 · hudsonbooksellers.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    A Burglar's Guide to the City▲67

    You'll never see the city the same way again.

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    This American Life - #567: What's Going On In There?▲81

    From the outside, we think we know exactly what’s going on.…

    2015 · thisamericanlife.org · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Serial▲69

    Creators of This American Life. One story. Told week by week

    2014 · nytimes.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Reply All - 66: On The Inside, Part III▲70

    The one person who witnessed the murder

    2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Future Crimes▲64

    Inside the Digital Underground

    2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Crime & Guilt▲66

    Real stories from a a defense attorney.

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    The True American▲68

    Murder and mercy in Texas

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    This American Life - 562: The problem we all live with▲89

    First of a two-part series rethinking and reinvent education

    2015 · thisamericanlife.org · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Her Story▲114

    A real life crime story where you play detective

    2015 · herstorygame.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Homicide Watch▲80

    Explore the distribution and dynamics of global homicides

    2015 · homicide.igarape.org.br · its alternatives →

21. 21
    The Tim Ferriss Show - How Casey Neistat gets away with murder▲124

    Casey's history, techniques, influences, habits, and more

    2015 · tim.blog · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Reply All - 65: On the Inside, Part II▲60

    "A murder he claims that he didn't commit"

    2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Criminal - It Looked Like Fire▲67

    An episode about a famous photograph

    2016 · thisiscriminal.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Future Crimes▲89

    How to protect yourself from digital criminals

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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